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  • Why Europe should change its approach to Azerbaijan
    Bulletin article by Rem Korteweg, 25 March 2013
    Why Europe should change its approach to Azerbaijan
  • A new neighbourhood policy for the EU
    Policy brief by Charles Grant, 11 March 2011
  • Who is winning Eastern Europe's great game?
    Insight by Katinka Barysch, 19 July 2010
  • Why Europe should change its approach to Azerbaijan
    Bulletin article by Rem Korteweg, 25 March 2013

    The EU has relied on oil and gas from Azerbaijan to reduce its dependence on Russian energy supplies since the beginning of the century.
  • The European External Action Service
    Review article by Charles Grant, 15 March 2013

    The European External Action Service (EEAS) is, potentially, a very useful tool for enhancing British influence in the EU and in the world.
  • Europe's External Action Service: Ten steps towards a credible EU foreign policy
    Policy brief by Edward Burke, 04 July 2012

    The EU's new diplomatic service has been widely criticised. Although the EEAS has achieved more than many acknowledge, it can still do a lot better.
  • What Putin's return means for the former Soviet republics
    Bulletin article by Jana Kobzova, Tomas Valasek, 25 May 2012

    Vladimir Putin's re-election as Russia's president, and his absence from recent summits of the G8 and NATO, indicate a hardening of Russian attitudes towards the West.
  • Soccer boycott could kick Ukraine toward reform
    Opinion piece by Tomas Valasek
    Bloomberg, 11 May 2012

    If war is a continuation of politics by other means, then so is soccer. That's why European Union leaders are right to use the"beautiful game" to pressure an ugly regime in Ukraine.

  • A new neighbourhood policy for the EU
    Policy brief by Charles Grant, 11 March 2011

    The revolutions in North Africa have exposed the failings of the EU's neighbourhood policy. Rather than fostering democracy, the policy entrenched autocracy.
  • Has Ukraine lost appetite for reforms?
    Insight by Tomas Valasek, 17 December 2010

    In a study on Ukraine published in October, the CER gave President Viktor Yanukovich credit for passing difficult economic reforms but criticised his efforts to suppress political opposition. Since then, reforms have stalled while the concentration of power in the president's hands has continued unabated.
  • Ukraine turns away from democracy and the EU
    Policy brief by Tomas Valasek, 15 October 2010

    Ukraine is turning inwards and becoming increasingly authoritarian. The new president, Viktor Yanukovich, has taken steps to muzzle independent media, harass critics and sideline the opposition.